Discrimination against all races is a problem. Many people treated genocide as taboo when Terry George’s movie Hotel Rwanda was released. This movie helped to raise awareness about Rwanda’s Genocide. It was accurate and realistic, which made it very effective. The movie accurately depicted historical events, which makes it easy to grasp the true story. The cards were used to classify people as Tutsi and Hutu. Tutsi citizens were also called “cockroaches”. The movie perfectly depicted the true events. For example, Paul’s van was found with proof of Tutsi citizens by soldiers. Rebels try to kill the president when they are trying to sign a treaty. The movie displays not only discrimination among the two groups, it also shows racism between African Americans as well as Europeans. Paul’s soldier telling him he doesn’t matter because of his race is an excellent example. It also shows how clearly the filmmaker is trying to make his point. Another example of racism in the film is when all Europeans are evacuated from the country. One memorable moment is when an African American woman holds the umbrella for the Caucasian man and leads him to safety. The white man admits that he is ashamed. This is an important moment in the movie. The film’s director did a wonderful job of accurately portraying the history surrounding the Rwandan genocide. In the film, the main issue in Rwanda is the Hutu-Tutsi difference. But is it possible to tell the differences? This is illustrated in the scene of the men at the bar. One wonders what is the difference between these two. They claim the division was created by Belgians, while Tutsi people are taller than them and more elegant. Paul claims that this is “unfortunately” true. When the man attempts to flirt and asks the girls who are Tutsi/Hutu, he replies that they could be identical twins. Although the filmmaker does a great job of explaining the Belgians’ separation, it is also clear that most people will not be able to tell the difference.
Genocides can be very ugly. The movie portrays the dark and brutal truth about what happened during genocide. The film shows the horrors of genocide, such as dead bodies and people being forced from their homes. As you can see, soldiers were rude to this country’s citizens. The film depicts all the positive and negative things that took place during this time.
The film proved its points well. It also accurately depicted the Rwandan Genocide by following the historical timeline, showing similarities and differences between Hutu-Tutsi, as well as the bad and ugly sides of the genocide.